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‘No support’: Pacific Island labour-hire workers fear $6,000 cost of giving birth in Australia
Pregnant women working under the Palm scheme face exorbitant healthcare bills and no easy options
By jordyn Beazley
Since Ulamila gave birth to her baby...
People hacked to death in Porgera in under an hour
A brutal massacre in Porgera town Wednesday afternoon in which 18 innocent people were killed has rocked Enga province and shocked Papua New Guinea.
Even...
108 seats yet to be declared –PNG Electoral Commissioner Sinai
-About 108 seats are yet to be declared in Papua New Guinea with nine days the return of writ date.
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Vanuatu acting head of state appeals for prayers in Presidential election
The Acting President of Vanuatu and Speaker of Parliament, Seoule Simeon, is appealing to church leaders and all citizens of Vanuatu to pray for...
Worry over return of writs in PNG
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Niue premier to meet Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern in Wellington
Niue Premier Dalton Tagelagi will meet Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern in Wellington, and the pair are set to sign a renewed partnership agreement.
Tagelagi will...
‘Moment for Nature’ essential to beat back threats, spur climate action
With less than eight years remaining to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, the President of the UN General Assembly convened a ‘Moment...
PNG Electoral Commissioner :No election will be deemed as failed
Papua New Guinea Electoral Commissioner Simon Sinai says no election will be deemed as failed unless a full report is given by security and...
Micronesia finally loses covid-free status
Two of the four states in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) have reported their first community spread of covid since the pandemic began...
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